Police Search For Inmate Who Fled Work Detail

PORT HURON TWP. (WWJ/AP) - Authorities are looking for a St. Clair County jail inmate who fled from a work detail near Port Huron.

The Times Herald of Port Huron reports 34-year-old James Miller of Croswell fled the detail in Port Huron Township on Thursday afternoon wearing jail-issued black-and-white pants and an orange shirt. A search that included a tracking dog failed to locate him.

The sheriff's department said Friday morning they're still searching for Miller.

Sheriff Tim Donnellon said Miller had been jailed on a probation violation. Court records say he pleaded guilty in October to attempted resisting/obstructing a police officer, operating a vehicle while intoxicated second offense and driving on a suspended license.

Donnellon said the resisting/obstructing charge was because Miller gave police a false name.

Anyone with information about Miller is asked to call the Sheriffs Department at 810-987-1700.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.